§ Lord ALLEN of ABBEYDALEasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether a national total is available of the number of spoiled voting papers in the general election; and, if so, how this total compares with those for other recent general elections and that for the EEC referendum.
§ Lord BELSTEADInformation about the number of spoiled voting papers in the general election is not yet available. It will be published inElection Expenses in due course.